We list below summaries of one public figures's issue stances related to each topic, and which AmericansElect.org quiz answer each issue stance indicates. Click on the quiz answer link to see the full original excerpt and citations.

Question 1 answer B

on
Economy:
When you think about the US budget deficit, which of the following solutions is closest to your opinion?

A: Cutting existing programs

B: More spending cuts than tax increases (mix of both solutions)

C: More tax increases than spending cuts (mix of both solutions)

D: Raising Taxes

E: Unsure

Summary answer 'B' from 5 out of 7 statements:

Lack of Balanced Budget Amendment caused dollar’s decline: B on question 1Idea for Balanced Budget Amendment began in 1787: B on question 1Tax incentives to encourage corporate & personal savings: C on question 1Limit power to tax; expand power to intervene in market: B on question 1Will balance budget in six years by adding jobs: B on question 1Congress needs to be held accountable for enormous debt: B on question 1Cut government waste and start with top heavy bureaucracies: A on question 1This question weighted at 24% importance.(Relative importance: 7 out of 29 statements.)

Question 2 answer A

on
Energy:
When you think about America’s energy needs, which of the following solutions comes closest to your opinion?

A: Strong investment in renewable energy like wind and solar

B: More drilling than investment in renewables (mix of both solutions)

Question 4 answer D

on
Immigration:
When you think about illegal immigration, which of the following solutions come closest to your opinion?

A: All illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US legally

B: Most illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US, with some exceptions

C: Most illegal immigrants should be deported, with some exceptions

D: All illegal immigrants should be deported

E: Unsure

Summary answer 'D' from 1 out of 2 statements:

NAFTA will encourage illegal immigration: D on question 4NAFTA lets Mexican professionals work in the US legally: B on question 4This question weighted at 7% importance.(Relative importance: 2 out of 29 statements.)

Question 5 answer C

on
Foreign Policy:
When you think about the US pursuing its interests abroad, which of the following is closest to your opinion?

A: The US should always act in its own interest regardless of what other countries think

B: The US should rarely listen to other countries

C: The US should listen to other countries more often than not

D: The US should always listen to other countries before pursuing its own interests

E: Unsure

Summary answer 'C' from 2 out of 3 statements:

Aiding Russia is the most cost-effective thing we can do: C on question 5Pay attention to developing nations: D on question 5Less aid to allies; more aid to Russia: C on question 5This question weighted at 10% importance.(Relative importance: 3 out of 29 statements.)

Question 6 answer D

on
Education:
When you think about education in the US, which of the following is closest to your opinion?

A: School curriculums should be set entirely at a local school board level

B: School curriculums should be set more by local school boards than at a national level

C: School curriculums should be set more by national standards than at a local level

D: School curriculums should be set entirely at a national standardized level

E: Unsure

Summary answer 'D' from 2 out of 5 statements:

Investing in education results in high living standards: D on question 6Smaller classes; longer days; merit pay: C on question 6More money into same system produces more of same failures: B on question 6More pre-school, more standards, more teacher respect: D on question 6Create world’s finest public schools: C on question 6This question weighted at 17% importance.(Relative importance: 5 out of 29 statements.)

Question 7 answer A

on
Social Issues:
When you think about the rights of same-sex couples, which of the following is closest to your personal opinion?

A: Same-sex couples should not be allowed to marry or form any kind of civil union

B: Same-sex couples should be allowed to form civil unions, but not to marry in the traditional sense

C: Same-sex couples should be allowed to marry legally, with all the same rights as traditional marriages

D: Unsure

Summary answer 'A' from 1 out of 1 statements:

Homosexuality is an individual right: A on question 7This question weighted at 3% importance.(Relative importance: 1 out of 29 statements.)

Question 8 answer D

on
Environment:
Which of the following statements comes closest to your personal view?

A: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity

B: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity, but should be somewhat protected

C: Natural resources should be mostly protected, but also exist for the benefit of humanity

D: Natural resources exist on their own and should be completely protected

E: Unsure

Summary answer 'D' from 1 out of 1 statements:

This planet is our home; protect it for the future: D on question 8This question weighted at 3% importance.(Relative importance: 1 out of 29 statements.)

Question 9 answer B

on
Reform:
Which of the following comes closest to your personal opinion?

A: To make this country great, we should return to the examples and values of our forefathers

B: This country is already great, we shouldn't change a thing

C: To make this country great, we should keep building and adapting for the future

Summary answer 'B' from 4 out of 6 statements:

Great nations should commit more abroad: C on question 9Keep jobs in US instead of giant sucking sound toward Mexico: B on question 9NAFTA yields US sovereignty to international organizations: B on question 9NAFTA is good for investors & bad for jobs: B on question 9NAFTA means a giant sucking sound as jobs are lost: B on question 9Admires signers of the Declaration as people of action: A on question 9This question weighted at 21% importance.(Relative importance: 6 out of 29 statements.)

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